The Bangalore Palace (Utilization and Regulation of Land) Amendment Act, 2025

Short title, application and commencement.-

1. (1) This Act may be called the Bangalore Palace (Utilization and Regulation of Land) (Amendment) Act, 2025.
2. (2) It shall apply to the Bangalore Palace.
3. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 27th day of January, 2025.

Amendment of section 2.- In the Bangalore Palace (Utilization and Regulation of Land) Act, 2025 (Karnataka Act 14 of 2025) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act) in section 2,-

1. (i) for clause (D), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(D) Compensation” shall have the same meaning as in section 8 of the Bangalore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1996 (Karnataka Act 18 of 1996); and, for any part of the Bangalore Palace that is or has been utilized, compensation shall be proportionate to the provisions of the Bangalore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1996 (Karnataka Act 18 of 1996) and any such compensation shall be adjusted against the total compensation payable under the Bangalore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1996 (Karnataka Act 18 of 1996). Explanation.- It is made clear that in the light of section 14B of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1963) no transferable development rights shall be payable as compensation or otherwise in respect of any utilization for any infrastructure projects or matters related thereto”; and
2. (ii) clause

1. (F) shall be omitted.

Amendment of section 3.- In the Principal Act, in section 3,-

1. (i) for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(2) Notwithstanding any earlier decision taken by the State Government, the State Government is empowered to not go ahead with any infrastructure project, in whole or in part, under sub-section (1)”;
2. (ii) for sub-section (5), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act, in respect of any portion of the Bangalore Palace, if any compensation has already been paid prior to the coming into force of this Act and pursuant to any decision of the State Government in compliance of any judgment or order of any court, it shall be adjusted against the compensation payable under the Bangalore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1996 (Karnataka Act 18 of 1996)”; and
3. (iii) sub-section

1. (6) shall be omitted.

Amendment of section 4.- In the Principal Act, in section 4,-

1. (i) for sub-section (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(1) For the purpose of this Act, for any part of the Bangalore Palace, which has been utilized, compensation shall be payable as defined in clause

1. (D) of section 2 of this Act”;
   • (ii) for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(2) For the purpose of calculation of compensation for any portion of the Bangalore Palace utilized under sub-section

1. (1) of section 3 of this Act, the proportionate compensation payable for the land so utilized shall be proportionate to the compensation payable for the total land acquired as per sections 8 and 9 of the Bangalore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1996 (Karnataka Act 18 of 1996).”
   • (iii) for sub-section (3), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(3) The compensation payable to the claimants shall be as follows:
   • (a) an amount being the proportionate value as per sub-section
2. (2) proportionate to the extent of the land utilized as against the total land acquired under the provisions of the Bangalore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1996 (Karnataka Act 18 of 1996); and
   • (b) shall be adjusted to the payment of final compensation as determined by the Commissioner under section 13 of the Bangalore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1996 (Karnataka Act 18 of 1996);” and
     • (iv) sub-section
3. (5) shall be omitted